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Gregor Foitek

Gregor Foitek, Swiss race car driver

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Born
March 27, 1965
Age in 2026
61
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1965

About Gregor Foitek

Gregor Foitek is a Swiss former racing driver. He won the 1986 Swiss Formula 3 Championship. Foitek participated in 22 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 26 March 1989. He scored no championship points. He later made two CART starts for Foyt Enterprises in 1992 but was knocked out of both races by mechanical issues. Foitek only got to the main qualifying session once, at the first race in Brazil, where he then failed to qualify. Foitek started the 1990 season with Brabham, filling in for the first two races whilst David Brabham prepared himself to move up to F1. Foitek qualified for his first four races with Onyx and was classified seventh at Monaco (although he was running sixth late on but retired after a collision with Eric Bernard when being overtaken).

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Gregor Foitek timeline

  1. He won the 1986 Swiss Formula 3 Championship.
  2. Foitek participated in 22 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 26 March 1989.
  3. Foitek started the 1990 season with Brabham, filling in for the first two races whilst David Brabham prepared himself to move up to F1.

The world when Gregor Foitek was born

Gregor Foitek was born in 1965. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1965

  • #1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
  • Top movieThe Sound of Music
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
  • Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
  • Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
  • Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
  • Notable inventionAstroturf
  • World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gregor Foitek's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19652026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,600$435,000
Average income$8,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.01$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population194.3M341 million

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